5 Miller Street

5 Miller Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Sue Scarfe

Also known as Sturgess Terraces (1-11)
Previous Address 3 Miller Street before 1889
Constructed 14/10/1873
Style Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875
Architect
Builder William Sturgess, 20 Milton Street West Melbourne

Timelapse Building Images

photographer, Graeme Butler


Land Details

1. 1895 MMBW Map

2. Crown Compiled Record Plan

3. John Austin Keens purchased lot 10 at a Crown Land Auction on the 25th November 1858.

4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206

5. John Austin Keens was a wholesale and retail Ironmonger situated at 161 Elizabeth Street and 209 Swanston Street Melbourne according to the 1861 Sands & McDougall Melbourne Directory, page 231.

Building Details

Notice of intent to build.

Street: Miller & Curson (sic)

Number: 5634. Date 14/10/1873

Owner & Builder: William Sturgess, 20 Milton Street West Melbourne. (20 Milton St no longer exists)

Fee: 8.15.0

Type: Four 1-story, One 2-story houses. (All with a private back yard gardens)

(We believe the notice meant to say “Four 2-story & One 1-story houses”)

Other significant building works carried out by William Sturgess can be found here.

Burchett Index


Subsequent Building Alterations

New concrete verandah floor.

The original cast iron style lacework on the upper balcony that was removed in the 1950’s have since been restored.

Architectural Features



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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

How is it significant?
The Sturgess row houses are significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne and the City of Melbourne.

Why is it significant?
The Sturgess row houses (1-11) are significant.
1. Historically, as in part the long-term residence of William Sturgess one of West Melbourne most successful developers and representative of a major growth period (Victorian-era) in West Melbourne; and
2. Aesthetically, for the distinctive arcaded end bay to the connected terrace row, and uncommon cast-iron detailing also as contributory to a significant Victorian-era streetscape.

Owners

FromToOwnerMore InfoData Source
1975to datePrivateHatcher Index
19581974Teresa & Guiseppe CinquergranaHatcher Index
19501957Antonio, Francesco & Maria LambertiHatcher Index
19361949John Studley FollandHatcher Index
19211935Julia Smith & Johanna GreenHatcher Index
19201920Thomas MorrisHatcher Index
19141919Charles & Albert SurgessHatcher Index
19041912Henry MorrellHatcher Index
18981902Fanny MoultonHatcher Index
18911897Sturgess TrustHatcher Index
18731891William SturgessHatcher Index
18581872John Austin Keens (crown land purchaser)http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier1835Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_VictoriaHatcher Index

Residents

FromToResidentMore InfoData Source
1975to datePrivateHatcher Index
19581974Teresa & Guiseppe CinquergranaHatcher Index
19431957Alexander BranderHatcher Index
19411942Miss Amy E PowellHatcher Index
19361939Jessie HughsHatcher Index
19211935Julia Smith & Johanna GreenHatcher Index
19101920Mary FriendHatcher Index
19081909Ernest ShallardHatcher Index
18941907Laurence BlakeHatcher Index
18861893Charles HuntHatcher Index
18851885Rd MillerHatcher Index
18841884George MillerHatcher Index
18831883Fred BaderlyHatcher Index
18821882Mrs HaleHatcher Index
18811881Rob HoodHatcher Index
18801880Thomas YoungHatcher Index
18791879Willam LarkinsHatcher Index
18771878Alexander WhiteHatcher Index
18741876William MountHatcher Index

Social History

1906. Ernest Shallard.

Ernest Michael Shallard was born in 1878 in Carlton Victoria, his father, Tom, was 35 and his mother, Roseanne, was 21. He married Margaret Anne Jeffery in 1906 in his hometown. Margaret Anne Jeffery was born in 1880 in Katandra, Victoria, her father, Samuel, was 31, and her mother, Catherine, was 28.They had three children and lived at 5 Miller Street West Melbourne.

The attached article from the news paper states he ran a shop in Victoria Street.

North Melbourne Courier

1897 Laurence & Margaret Blake nee Kemelor’s daughter Mary Elizabeth Erin Blake, 23years of age.

Laurence Blake was born in 1846, the son of Catherine and George. He had one son and one daughter with Margaret.

The Argus

Context and Streetscape

Precinct
The current property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation.
source: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/history-city-of-melbourne.pdf
historical map source: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/maps/maps-melbourne-city-suburbs

Zoning

The controls listed below affect this property:

Streetscape

This streetscape contains a collection of historic Victorian and Federation buildings. The homes are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right.

Other Information

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